The Treasure Trove in Legislative Petitions
Judy G. Russell, JD, CG®, CGL®, FUGA
Content
Welcome
3m 12s
Speaker's Introduction
1m 24s
Introduction
5m 0s
Lessons from Petition
2m 8s
Example Petitions
4m 52s
The Redress of Grievances
2m 3s
Federal Legislative Petitions
5m 31s
The National Archives
37s
Finding Aids
7m 35s
State Legislative Petitions
8m 18s
State Findings Aids
5m 22s
Other Finding Aids
1m 58s
Tips for Finding Petitions
5m 14s
Tips for Using Petitions
14m 58s
Announcements / prizes
11m 47s
Questions / answers
11m 7s
About this webinar
As colonists and as citizens of the new United States, Americans were fiercely protective of their right to petition their government. Whether the issue was forming new counties, building bridges and highways, or some matter of public concern, our ancestors made their voices heard in legislative petitions that are a treasure trove for genealogists.
About the speaker
A genealogist with a law degree, Judy G. Russell is a lecturer, educator and writer who enjoys helping others understand a wide variety of genealogical issues, including the interplay between genealog...
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